Portable container having closure discharge hose



March 3, 1953 w, RAFFERTY 2,6305247 PORTABLE CONTAINER HAVING CLOSURE DISCHARGE HOSE Filed NOV. 19, 1949 g JNVENTOR.

ARTHUR W- RAFFERTY ATTORNEY Patented Mar. 3, 1953 UNlTED STA'I'ESv PATENT OFFICE PORTABLE GONTAINER HAVING CLOSURE DISCHARGE I HOSE Arthur W. Rafferty, Sacramento, Calif., .assignor. toEittings, Inc., Sacramento, Galif., a corporation. of California 6; Glaima.

This invention relates: to a. portable: container; and closable flexible discharge hose, and relates; more partieularly-tdsuch containers havingsa". connected flexible discharge hose which, when. not employed for emptying the containenmay have its discharge end releasably connected'to the container whereby the dischargezend of they hose is closed, and the hose thereby provides a convenient handle or shoulder strap fortransportin the container.

While the inventionmay haveadvantageous use in. many environments, it has particularlyad vantageous uses in the fieldof presentautomotive vehicles for pouring liquids from a portable'con tainer to a receiving vent-whichis difficult oi'access. Examples of such advantageous use may be present in such automotive vehicles when it. is necessary to supply liquids.suchias'oilv gasoline or. even water to receivingvents which areobstructed. or made difficult of accessby. proximity-of some other member of the vehicle body. or motor, such. as a receiving ven of. a radiator underahnown: type of motor hood which. lifts from aulong itudinali side rather thanfromthe frontzadiacent thera-diator can, or where a receiving vent otacranln-case for lubricating oil is closely crowded adjac nt other parts of the motor unit, andparticularly when the motor is hot. Another-example;ofadvantageous employment. oftheinventiomis for holdin a reserve supply ofmotnr fnel for'dis-- charge into the receiving vent of thefueltankof; an automobile. In all of these;-cited-examples:it is impracticalto tilt .a'eontainer and-pour liquid" from a'filler onen ngzat its top, because'frequently' there is insufficient space for suchtilting; and secondly, regardless of a limitation of space, the liquid begins to flow from a top opening. ofwa. tilted container before the container-is-sufiiciente 1y tilted to discharge theliquididiltectly'intozthereceiving vent.

The invention therefore prov-idesacontainer: which may be of any usual conventional type; having at its top'end the usual-filling; opening: provided with the conventional threadedniople; and a removable threaded'cap. Such;containert top is usally providedwithawire bail pivo-t'ally' mounted for use as a liftingrhandle; or-to fold flat again t the top of the container. Adjacentitsopposite end or base the container-isprovided. with a discharge opening-anda suitable tubularnipnle to which one end of a: flexiblerhose'may be fixedly connec ed in commun cationw thitheconta ner. The oppos te end of the flexible, hose is fr e of fixed connect on to the container andiis adapted for manipulation. to insert it? into: a".

receiving vent-0f" any tankorvessel into which.

theicontents, of the container is to be poured. Said free end of the hose has afiixed thereto, a

threaded male-hose coupling which serves asav dischargenozzle. Closely adjacent the top end of the container, and on-thesame side wallwith the previously mentioned fixed hose connectionorv nipple, there ismounted a threaded complemental female hose coupling which is closedto communication with the container, and is packed with. a. suitable non-leak disc gasket which completely closes the dischargeendofthe. hose and seals against leakage or drip therefrom when the two hose coupling members arerelatively tightly connectedby their threadedengagement. When .the hoseis-so connected at-both, its ends. it may also serve asa flexible handle or shoulder'strap by which-the-container may becarried with its longitudinal dimension. parallel to, the ground, in,-

steadofbyv the Wire bail-at the top end which is.

One for-Indnwhichthe invention may be.exemplified' isdescribed herein, and illustrated inv the accompanying. drawing inwhich:

Fig. 1.is.aperspective view. of. the container,. disposed vertically and showing in broken lines-aposition of the. container and hose at a discharge ing position.

Fig; 2 is aside view of'thecontainer, disposed hor zontally, po-rtionsthereof being in section.

Fig.3 isa perspectiveview of a circulargasket' for seating-in a coupling memben Referring to the' drawings in whichv like ref.-

erence characters indicate: correspondingparts. in'the several views, I9 indicates'generally the container which. in itself is:conventional, preferably of an elongated rectangular prism shapewhich is elongated'in'. direction from top to bot--- tom and of greater transverse Width at itsplanar' side walls I l than'thepbrea'dthof its lateral walls I2, whereby'the top I3 and the-base or bottom Mare oblong; The top l3- has a. circular; filling opening I 5 adj acentlyspaced from a corner thereof, the'edge. of; the openingbeing upset.togpror- 3 vide a flange I6 to which is soldered a threaded nipple l! for receiving a removable complementally threaded closure cap l8.

Centrally of the top I3 is a suitable wire bail 23 of well known bent wire type having its opposite ends pivotally engaged in end openings of a channelled plate 24, having wings 25 soldered to the can top.

The substance of the inventive feature of the invention is the provision with any suitable container, such as previously described, of a flexible discharge hose generally indicated 26, of a convenient length to extend in an arcuate bow from a discharge opening adjacent the base to a releasable blank or closed connection adjacent the top of the container. As herein exemplified the hose 26 overlies one of the lateral breadth side walls of the container and is tightly connected at one of its ends to communicate with a discharge opening 21 in said wall adjacent the base of the container, and extending therefrom to a blank 01' closed releasable connection means 28 mounted on said wall adjacent the top of the container, for purposes to be further set forth.

The tight connection at opening 21 comprises a stub tube 29 flanged at its inner end as at 3B and soldered to the wall of the container. The tube 29 extends outwardly from the container Wall sufiiciently to provide a smooth nipple having at said outer end an outwardly flanged shoulder 3 I. An end of the hose is slid upon this nipple and is clamped thereon rearwardly of shoulder 3| by clamping strap 32.

The opposite free end of the hose is the discharge end, and is provided with a male hose coupling 33 of any suitable type comprising a shank 34 for inserting in the hose end, its opposite end 35 being threaded, and having therebetween a clamp or clincher ring 36 of the spider type, the legs of which may be clamped into the hose body whereby the male coupling is fixed to the hose end.

The closed releasable connection means 28 adjacent the top of the container comprises a female coupling which is secured to the can wall and is also conveniently of a conventional type suitably complemental to the male coupling member, except that it is a blind or closed coupling member not having communication with the interior of the container. As illustrated, it comprises a tubular stub shank portion 31 having one of its ends resting against the wall of the container. The opposite end of the shank 31 is flanged radially outwardly as at 38 and thereby rotatably mounts one end of a female socket coupling 39 which is threaded to receive and secure the male coupling 33 therein. At the bottom of the socket of the female coupling and overlying the flange 38 is a disc packing gasket 40 of a diameter substantially similar to the inner diameter of the socket coupling 39 so as to have snug fit therein and close the opening into the tubular shank 31, and also seal the discharge or nozzle end of the male coupling when the male coupling 33 is .securely seated by tightly intercoupling the coupling members. The female coupling is also provided with a ring 4| of a spider type, the legs of which are inclined and spread radially outwardly and soldered to the container wall, as at 42.

It is contemplated that the hose member 26 may be a transparent or translucent flexible tube so that it may be employed as a gauge to indicate the quantity of liquid in the container when its discharge end is connected to the coupling 28.

In operation, the container Il may be filled by removal of cap I8 while the container is seated on its base or manually held by bail 23. At times of filling and when the container is being employed merely for storage or as a reserve of liquid, the complemental coupling members 28-33 are tightly interengaged, and the discharge end of the hose is tightly closed by the gasket 46. When so connected the hose may serve as a flexible handle of relatively large diameter for transport of the container, and if the container be of relatively large capacity, say 3 to 5 gallons, the hose member may be slipped over the porters shoulder to transport the container.

When the opportunity arises for use of the liquid contents of the container, the hose coupling members 28, 33 are disconnected and the free end of the hose inserted into the receiving vent of the chamber or tank into which the liquid is to be flowed. Until the free end of the hose is completely within such vent it is desirable to maintain the elevation of the container below the level of the vent, though when that is not practical a finger may be held over the discharge nozzle until it is positioned in the vent. Having inserted the free or nozzle end of the hose in the vent, the container may be elevated by the usual wire handle bail 23 so that liquid may flow from the container through the hose and into the vent. When lifted by the wire bail 23 at the top of the container the pivotal connection 24 of the bail 23 permits the longitudinal axis of the container to tilt off center responsive to the weight of the hose at one side Wall of the container and automatically provides an inclined draining position of the bottom of the container to completely empty the container without having to manually tilt it, as indicated by dotted lines in Fig. 1. Incidentally, rate of flow from the container may be substantially controlled by opening the cap member by degrees to permit air to enter the container and forestall a vacuum in the container above the level of the liquid.

Having described the invention, I claim:

1. A container device having a substantially rectangular container body elongated from top to bottom and having planar side walls of greater width than the lateral side walls and provided at its top wall with a threaded filling opening and a threaded removable cap therefor, said container having a discharge opening adjacent the base and centrally disposed in one lateral side wall, a flexible discharge hose tightly mounted at said basal opening in communication with the container, the opposite discharge end of the hose being free and having mounted thereto a threaded hose coupling member, and a complementally threaded hose coupling member fixedly connected to the exterior of said lateral side wall of the container centrally of the width thereof and adjacent the top of the container, one of said hose coupling members being rotatably mounted and. adapted to receive and releasably and securely hold the other of said coupling members, said side wall coupling adjacent the top having therein a closure gasket which is adapted for closing the discharge end of the hose when the coupling at the free end of the hose is connected to said complemental side wall coupling adjacent the top.

2. A container device having the elements of claim 1 and in which the hose member is transparent.

3. A container device having the elements of claim 1 and in which the hose member is of a length to extend in an arcuate bow between the basal discharge opening and the coupling adjacent the top of the container.

4. A container apparatus which includes a substantially rectangular container body elongated from top to bottom and having greater width at its planar side walls than the breadth of its lateral side walls providing an oblong top and bottom, said container having at its top a centrally disposed pivotally mounted bail and having adjacent one end of its oblong top a threaded filling opening and a threaded removable closure cap therefor, said container having adjacent its base a discharge opening centrally disposed in one lateral breadth side wall, a flexible discharge hose tightly mounted at said basal opening in communication with the container, the opposite end of the hose being free and having mounted thereto a male threaded hose coupling; and a complemental female hose coupling fixedly connected to the exterior of the same lateral side wall of the container adjacent the top thereof and adapted to receive and releasably and securely hold the coupling at the free end of the hose, said female coupling having an axially rotatable threaded collar member providing a socket for engaging the threaded male coupling and said collar having in the recess of the socket mem- 6 her a closure gasket which is adapted for closing the discharge end of the hose when the coupling at the free end of the hose is connected to said complemental coupling.

5. A container apparatus having the elements of claim 4 and in which the hose member is transparent sufiiciently so that the liquid level may be visible therethrough.

6. A container apparatus having the elements of claim 4 and in which the hose member is of a length to extend in an arcuate bow between the basal discharge opening and said complemental female coupling member adjacent the top of the container.

ARTHUR W. RAFFERTY.

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